The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-04

! which are now in active operation, and the
lumber is almost daily increasing.
The ex-cadets of the Middle Georgia Ne
chanical and Agricultural College, of Bald
win county, propose during next commence
mont, june -, to have a grand reunion OF
all the cadets that ever attended the abovs
college. All ex-cadets are requested to at
tend, and TO inform the COMMITTEES at Mil
ledgeville at once, of their intention to be
present, so accommodations can be secured
for them.
The trial of Henry Pope, for assault on
Miss Cendrick, of Chattooga county, was
finished THURSDAY. The crime was com
| mitted last January. Pope fled to Alabama
after his fiendish deed, but was captured
and tried at called session of court The
| trial took place at Summerville. Pope was
| convicted and sentenced to be hung July /,
which is the quickest time possibly allowed
| by law
The Cherokee County Agricultural Society
meets in Canton on the first Tuesday in
June, when reports win be expected from the
| different districts Of the county concerning
| the organization of new clubs, and answers to
the question proposed at the last meeting
for discussion by all the clubs of the county
| viz, Couture Of cotton-should il be cult
waited deep of shallow" The meeting, after
attending TO other business, viii then dis
cuss this and other questions of interest to
| all farmers.
Mrs T. A Pickett, of Dawson, started
last Saturday with three of her children to
| go to Brentwood in a buggy. At fuckers
| crossing she saw the train coming, and
| knowing her mare to be very much afraid
| OF the train, she jumped out and jerked the
| children out, and just at that moment. the
| animal started, ran away, smashed the
/ buggy to pieces, and killed herself The
presence of mind and quick action of Mrs.
| Pickett probably saved her own and the
| children's lives.
| Two miles north of Dalton on the West
1 ern and Atlantic railroad, stands a relic of
the late unpleasantness, in the shape of a
| granite mile post, or rather the half of one
| This mile-post has been snapped in twain
| about half way up, said to have been caused
| by ball from a Yankee cannon during
one of the many skirrnishes about Dalton.
! Approaching this historic association the
| company has never put in a new post, but
| has left the broken one standing, memento
| OF the time which tried mems souls"
| The largest sale of wool that ever occurred
in Eastman took place on Tuesday last
| There was 10000 pounds of the staple put
| on the market The bidding was very
| spirited between the buyers, and for several
| hours the wires were kept red hot between
| Eastman and Savannah and Eastman and
| Albany Late in the afternoon S. Herman
| q Bro. put in bid of 1890 and took the
| whole lot. The total amount paid for the
l.
Messrs. Arnold s; Tucker, Albany, Ga.
The extent to which stock-raising has
| been successfully carried in this State Is not
| generally known. Burke, Richmond, Put
| nam and other counties have made great
| strides in this department the past ten years
| There are as fine horses and mules raised in
Georgia as ever came from Tennessee or
Kentucky. The prices realized are remu-
| nerative and decidedly encouraging.
Success comes in this department, as
in all others, of personal attention on
the part of the farmer or stock-raiser.
News reached Griffin Friday of a killing.
in which Glenn Holmes became his own
slayer. Holmes works ON the plantation of
Mr.. Starke Hand, in Line Greek, and was
| carrying a pistol wherever he went We'd
nesday he was in the field blowing when it
became necessary to change plow points In
| endeavoring TO knock the pillow on he missed
his aim and struck his pistol instead, causing
| it to explode, the ball entering his left groin
ranging upward, and producing almost in
| slant death
| At about Q o'clock Thursday, two of Mari
etta's well-known young people, Mr. Muir
ray Hawkins and Miss Daisy Cox, called
upon Rev. F. $. Tumlin and requested that
he tie the bonds which would make them
one DIR. Tumlin acquiesced, and in a short
time the happy young people called upon
had taken. The marriage was great sur
| prise to the parents of both contracting par
ties The attachment existing between Mr.
| Hawkins and Miss Cox was well known, but
no one thought that they were TO be mar
ried so soon. Nobody knew of their inten-
| tons, and they went to the minister's house
unattended by relatives or friends.
The Augusta Gun Club will commence its
| monthly and annual prize shooting on Fri
| day afternoon next The arrangements of
the grounds for shooting have been very
| much improved and are now all that can be
desired. Five new artillery Iigowsky traps
have been put in place, and these are bolted
to the platforms, and the traps always re-
main in place. They are covered after the
shootings. A deep pit is dug before the
| traps for the security of the trappers and
box pit made for the puller. The wires are
all under ground and are run through a tube
Seats have also been made for the contest
ing marksmen or shooters" and gun racks
and ammunition shelf for the convenience
of the club. The arrangements are very
| convenient and fine.
Flint Hamilton. young man residing
near Dalton, happened to an accident ON
Tuesday afternoon last, which may result in
his death. A large hawk flew into the yard
and Hamilton got out his double barrelled
| shotgun, and as the bird was circling over
head he threw the weapon up to his shoulder
and fired both barrels at it. The gun was
heavily charged, and as a natural conse-
quence rebounded with terrific force, one
Of the hammers striking Hamilton in the
forehead, causing a terrible fracture of the
skull. A physician was called in who
dressed the wound and removed several par
ticles of the fractured SKULL but 1t is doubt
full considering its nature, if the unfortu-
nate man survives the injury.
A. L. VanTassell, of New York, who for
several years has carried on an extensive
business in Griffin evaporting fruits, will
move his evaporators to Marshallville, and
| is now erecting commodious buildings for
the purpose of evaporating fruits. He will
continue pushing and increasing the evap-
Grating business yearly, and as soon as pos
| sible will have in connection canning
mandatory for the purpose of extensively
canning fruits and vegetables. That com
munity is one of the largest fruit growing
sections in the State, there being near 900
acres devoted to fruits, and yearly add
| tional acreage is planted. As yet most of
| the orchards are young. Daily large guam
titles Of fruits are shipped from there, con-
sistinG Of strawberries, raspberries, apples,
plums and peaches Good and satisfactory
returns are made to the shippers.
| FLORIDA.